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enDating After Cancer: Who Gives Permission to a Parent?https://connection.asco.org/blogs/dating-after-cancer-who-gives-permission-parent
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>It's hard enough to try dating again after a cancer diagnosis and treatment, but some of my patients also face strong opposition from their adult children.</p>
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Thu, 14 Feb 2019 22:28:23 +0000Anne Katz, PhD, RN, FAAN84116 at https://connection.asco.orgThe Well-Dressed Patient: A Style Choice, or Attempt to Maintain Dignity?https://connection.asco.org/blogs/well-dressed-patient-style-choice-or-attempt-maintain-dignity
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>A deliberately stylish patient led me to wonder if any insight can be gleaned from our patients' clothing choices as a reflection of how they're navigating the experience of illness and recovery.</p>
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Wed, 02 Jan 2019 17:00:00 +0000Anne Katz, PhD, RN, FAAN83876 at https://connection.asco.orgWasting Precious Time – Theirs and Ourshttps://connection.asco.org/blogs/wasting-precious-time-theirs-and-ours
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Time is precious to all of us and seems to pass so quickly. How much more quickly does it pass for someone who knows that they have a life-threatening illness?</p>
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Thu, 08 Nov 2018 20:36:41 +0000Anne Katz, PhD, RN, FAAN83741 at https://connection.asco.orgMen Need to Talk About Their Feelingshttps://connection.asco.org/blogs/men-need-talk-about-their-feelings
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>When men have traditionally been socialized to be stoic and not share their problems, the road after cancer can be lonely and isolating.</p>
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Fri, 07 Sep 2018 00:27:15 +0000Anne Katz, PhD, RN, FAAN83466 at https://connection.asco.orgLessons Learned From the "Very Old" Patientshttps://connection.asco.org/blogs/lessons-learned-very-old-patients
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>I love talking with those patients who are in their 80s and beyond, who have seen so much and have so much to teach me.</p>
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Wed, 01 Aug 2018 22:41:20 +0000Anne Katz, PhD, RN, FAAN83401 at https://connection.asco.orgShared Decision Making in PSA Screening: A Good Idea With Little Follow Throughhttps://connection.asco.org/blogs/shared-decision-making-psa-screening-good-idea-little-follow-through
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Physicians must take the time to discuss the advantages, disadvantages, and most recent evidence regarding PSA screening in a way that the patient understands - and that discussion must be remunerated appropriately.</p>
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Tue, 01 May 2018 22:47:05 +0000Anne Katz, PhD, RN, FAAN82961 at https://connection.asco.orgWhen a Chaotic Life Complicates Cancer Carehttps://connection.asco.org/blogs/when-chaotic-life-complicates-cancer-care
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>It is important to recognize that some of our patients lead chaotic lives. We need to be careful of judging them and labeling them as non-compliant. They are usually just trying their best under difficult or even impossible situations.</p>
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Mon, 02 Apr 2018 23:59:37 +0000Anne Katz, PhD, RN, FAAN82826 at https://connection.asco.orgLetting Silence Into the Patient Encounter Allows the Provider to Learnhttps://connection.asco.org/blogs/letting-silence-patient-encounter-allows-provider-learn
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Health care providers have a tendency to talk a lot; we are trained to ask questions, to give information, to provide advice and guidance. But if we just stop and let the silence fill the room we can learn so much from our patients. </p>
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Wed, 07 Mar 2018 00:25:05 +0000Anne Katz, PhD, RN, FAAN82726 at https://connection.asco.orgHow Past Abuse and Trauma Impact Cancer Treatmenthttps://connection.asco.org/blogs/how-past-abuse-and-trauma-impact-cancer-treatment
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Our patients bring the context of their lives into the hospitals and cancer centers where they receive care, including experiences of abuse and trauma. Patient-centered care means addressing situations that may be triggers for these patients or cause them emotional harm.</p>
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Wed, 03 Jan 2018 23:02:28 +0000Anne Katz, PhD, RN, FAAN82441 at https://connection.asco.orgTurning the Tables: When the Partner Puts Themself in the Patient’s Place https://connection.asco.org/blogs/turning-tables-when-partner-puts-themself-patients-place
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-teaser"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Asking a partner to imagine himself in the patient's place helped bridge an empathy gap and move a hard conversation forward.</p>
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Tue, 14 Nov 2017 17:13:46 +0000Anne Katz, PhD, RN, FAAN82171 at https://connection.asco.org